the joint density: fX,Y(x,y) = 2−x−y,    for 0

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The random variables X and Y have the joint density:

fX,Y(x,y) = 2−x−y,    for 0<x<1, 0<y<1

                  0,              otherwise

For each of the following, please provide your answers in three decimal places:

(a) What is the expected value of X? 
(b) What is the variance of X? 
(c) What is the covariance of X and Y? 

(d) What is the correlation of X and Y? 

 

 

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